FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Dowty Propellers

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) for Dowty Propellers, specifying certain propeller models that require visual inspections and replacement or heat-treatment of blade pitch change operating links and eyebolt fork assemblies to prevent seizure, embrittlement, and cracking, which could affect airplane controllability. The new directive supersedes an existing AD and addresses the design differences of current Dowty propellers.